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March 16, 2015

INDRA Radars Will Reinforce The Management Of Chinese Air Space
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 13, 2015
Indra has acquired new contracts for deploying its radar surveillance systems in China. The company will implement 5 systems to reinforce control of the Shanghai air space, providing surveillance services to the East China Region. Likewise, the company will also deploy one surveillance systems in the middle south region and one more in Yinchuan and will expand the en-route control center in Xian. The global value of these contracts is approximately USD11 million. Indra already has 30 Seconda ... read more

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